Disclaimer: I do not own nor profit from these characters.
Rating: PG
Warning: Sorry that I left you guys hanging on the last chapter. Also don't be mad at me with the way this chapter ended. Trust me their compromise won't last long. Don't forget Bella still has a booty call w/ Edward coming up. How will Jake handle that?
Everything Goes: Chapter Six
Jake marched out of the room with fury in his eyes. He was not in the mood for one of their so called friends crashing at their house, especially not tonight. Not when he was this close to exploring Bella for the first time. Whoever was at the door and no matter what their problem was he was sending them away. He had needs. His head was still flying on cloud nine as he recalled her naked body and how it lied beneath the sheets, willing him to come and ravish it.
Unlocking the door he opened it enough so he could make out the rude ass intruder but hiding his partially naked body from their view.
"What the hell?" Jake growled as he poked his head in the small crack of the opening.
"Jake. Thank God! I wasn't sure what to do with her." Quil was shouting loud enough to wake up the whole neighborhood.
"With who? Go home Quil. Now is not a good time." Jake scolded him. Jake could see a slender arm wrap around Quil's shoulder but he couldn't see who "she" was that Quil was talking about.
"NO!Listen Jake. She is hurt bad. I think we might need to take her to the hospital." Quil grabbed the door before Jake could close it.
"What?" Jake froze. Cautiously he open the door wide open to find Alice leaning on Quil's body with a bloody face. She was limp in his arms.
"What the hell did you do to her?" Jake cried out in shock as he wiped his face with the palms of his hands nervously.
"I didn't do anything man. I found her like this. After you guys left, the guys took off. They thought it would be funny to leave me to catch a cab. I heard her whimpering behind a car. She was laying down with her dressed up to her hips. She was bloody and I think she might have a few broken bones. What do I do Jake?" Quil's eyes pleaded with Jake to help him. He was scared to death. Jake felt the same way.
"Bring her inside." Jake reach over and lifted her up in his arms like she was a pillow. She was definitely light as one.
"So you didn't see who did this to her?" Jake laid her gently down on the couch.
"Ohhh…." Alice whimpered as tears mingle with the dry blood on her face.
"NO. I swear I don't know who did this to her." Quil shook his head.
"Shit. Shit." Jake flexed his fingers as he considered what was the right thing to do in this situation.
Kneeling down next to her he spoke softly to her.
"Alice can you hear me? It's Jake." Jake whispered.
"mmhmmm,,," She nodded her limp head.
"Who did this to you?" Jake ask.
He didn't exactly care much for Alice but she didn't deserved this.
"I don't know. He grab me…behind me…." Alice covered her face and curled up in a ball on her side.
Jake realized that he needed to go get Bella. Alice was her best friend after all. Jumping up on his feet he raced to her room. As much as he hated to force her to get her clothes back on he knew she would want to be in the other room with Alice. She would also know what they should do about this.
"Bella baby." Jake walked in and saw her laying across the bed with a wicked smile on her face. He could tell she was growing drowsy with the way her eyes were half closed.
"Mmm….my lover is back." Bella reach her arms out to him. She was beckoning him to come to bed and make love to her.
She stared at his bare chest. The man was killing her. He was so damn beautiful it wasn't fair. Her stomach tingled as she noticed that his hands seem to be shaking by his side.
He did not look like he was excited at the thought of having sex with her like he had a few moments earlier before the damn door bell rang. What was going on? Bella saw the fear in his eyes as she pulled herself over to the side of the bed with her feet touching the floor.
"What is it?" Bella gulped hard bracing herself.
"Alice. Quil found her beat up real bad. She is in the living room. We need to figure out what to do Bella." Jake spoke gently as he leaned down kissing her on the forehead. He knew she was about to go in mother mode. Stepping out of the room he gave her time to get dressed. She step out a minute later with a pair of sweats and a t-shirt on as she push him aside to hurry to get to Alice's side.
"Oh my God! Who did this!" Bella demanded as she glared furiously with tears in her eyes up at Quil.
"I don't know Bella. I found her like this. I got her car keys and drove her straight here." Quil swallowed hard as he paced back and forth.
"Alice can you hear me?" Bella's voice was soft and soothing.
"Yea." Alice's voice crackled.
"We are going to call an ambulance. Honey you look pretty bad." Bella decided to be honest with her best friend. She could tell that several of the cuts on her face might need a stitch. Looking at her arms she saw bruises on them. She suspected that Alice might have been raped as well as beaten up. Her heart was breaking. She felt the palms of her hand grow cold and sweaty. She ordered Jake to dial 911. Jake jump on it.
Bella pushed back some of her loose hair as she leaned in closer to her friend.
"Were you raped?" Bella closed her eyes tightly as she held her breath waiting for Alice's response to the question.
"Yea." Alice nodded her head as tears flooded out of her mouth. She let out a sad sob as she curled up tighter in a protective ball on the couch.
Jake suspected that Alice had been raped. He felt horrible. He had seen her leave with a guy. He assumed she had done this sort of thing before. He had been so caught up with protecting Bella it never occurred to him to watch Alice as well. He felt lousy. He might have been able to prevent this and that made him sick to his stomach as guilt washed over him. He knew how bad this was going to kill Bella. He reminded himself that this could have been Bella instead of Alice. He hoped he never had to find her like this or he would be spending the rest of his life in prison.
The sounds of the sirens pulling into the parking lot eased his anxious nervousness. He knew she would get the help she would need to heal. There was no doubt that she was in some serious pain. Surprisingly she barely hardly any sound. He would have thought she would have been the type to be hysterical. Hell, he would be if someone had beaten and perhaps raped him.
Bella raced to her closet grabbing a pair of tennis shoes and a jacket as she agreed to Alice's request to ride over with her.
"I will be there soon." Jake reached out grabbing Bella as the paramedics placed Alice on a gurney. Cupping her face between his hands he stared into her eyes. He wished he could say something that would ease her fear for her best friend.
"I know." Bella spoke for him instead as she stood on her tip toe placing a swift tender kiss on his lips before following the paramedics out of the apartment.
After everyone had left the small apartment Jake flopped down on the sofa letting out a long loud growl of frustration. He was still reeling with what he and Bella had nearly done tonight. He did not regret the kiss or hell even getting a glimpse of her body. He would do it again if given the chance. He just hated that this special night for him had to end like this.
"Dude I hope she is okay." Quil's face was covered with sweat and was nearly a puke green color.
"Don't get sick in here." Jake warned him as he rubbed Quil's back. He saw how frighten Quil was. He was so proud of Quil who had not just left her behind for someone else to deal with. .
"I won't. I just…damn….I can't believe how this night ended." Quil covered his face with his hands as he leaned down in between his legs trying to keep from getting sick.
"Tell me about it." Jake chuckled bitterly.
He had been so close to having sex with Bella. Was this interruption a blessing in disguise? He would never know. He had a feeling now that Bella was sobered up and completely focused on Alice the thought of making love to him would be a long forgotten memory.
Bella called Alice's parents immediately after they arrived at the hospital. She tried to keep them calm while she gave them the small details she knew at the moment. The police arrived questioning her about how Alice got to Bella's apartment and if she was attacked outside of the club. Bella explained as honest as possible she wasn't even sure if she was attacked at the club or if she had been hurt and then dump in the parking lot afterwards.
When Jake and Quil arrived a few minutes later the police took a statement from each of them. Quil looked terrified since the police was really pushing him hard. He was the first to find her.
The nurse finally let Bella go into Alice's room to sit with her. She was heavily medicated. The nurse informed Bella that they did do a rape kit on her friend like she suggested. When Alice arrived she would not speak a word to anyone on the staff, the police or even Bella. Her once beautiful and lively eyes looked lifeless. It was killing Bella not to be able to help her.
Bella felt like this was all her fault. She was the one who had encouraged Alice to go to the club with her tonight. She had been so swept up with her desire for Jake that she had failed her friend. She had not paid closer attention to the fellow that had been dominating Alice's attention and later took her out of the club.
Once the Cullen's had arrived to be with their daughter Bella slipped out of the room. Seeing Alice's parents weeping and torn up made Bella feel even worse.
She walked into the lobby where Jake sat half asleep in a worn out waiting room chair. Bella admired his face as she stepped closer to him. He spent the rest of the night and early morning here. She was fortunate to have him in her life.
With that thought in her mind she began to replay the moments they had spent in her room together before all of the terrible stuff that followed it. Jake had definitely been into her. He had responded to her body. He had enjoyed kissing her. Really kissing her. She had been worried he might tell her that he saw her as a sister and that he had no sexual feelings toward her. Now she knew he was attracted to her too.
So where do they go from this point? Should they just both pretend it never happened? She was growing overwhelmed by the consequences they both could have faced if they finished the deed. She was exhausted mentally and physically. She just wanted to go home and crawl into her bed and sleep. For once sex was the last thing on her mind.
Jake rose from his seat when he saw her approach him.
"Is she okay?" He asked with concern.
"No. Not really. She is unresponsive." Bella replied as a fresh batch of tears flooded her eyes.
Jake reach out grabbing her head and pressing it against his chest allowing her to cry all over his shirt. He knew how much Alice meant to Bella. He hated watching her suffer like this. He felt useless. Normally he knew just what to say to help her. Tonight however he was just as upset as Bella was. With his arms wrap around her shoulder he led her to her car and drove them home. When they stepped in the apartment he felt a sudden awkwardness when she began to walk toward her room.
He wasn't sure if it lying in her bed to comfort her would be appropriate. After all she might read more into it and be offended. He knew she needed some space. So hoping he was making the right choice he lock up the apartment and this time he went to his room alone. Laying across his bed he tried to closed his eyes and sleep but images of Bella caressing his chest and kissing him kept replaying in his head. Eventually as the sun was rising he manage to fall asleep.
Jake woke up at noon. He felt lazy for sleeping half of the day away and was thankful it was a Sunday. Slipping out of the bed he check in on Bella. She was still asleep. He smiled sadly at her. The blankets were wrapped around her like a warm cocoon.
His stomach began to growl. Closing the door quietly behind him he went to the kitchen and took out the ingredients he needed to make them both a grill cheese sandwich. He wasn't much of a cook. He knew grilled cheese sandwiches were easy and he rarely burn them. Once he had made him three sandwiches and Bella one he placed them on a tray with a bag of potato chips and two sodas. Picking up the tray he made for her he tapped on the door lightly. He heard her stirring. A moment later she opened the door with bags under her eyes.
"Lunch my lady." He hoped his horrible British accent would make her smile. Her lips curled up slightly. He didn't get the big grin that he loved but he understood her lack of enthusiasm.
Bella open the door wider as he entered. She crawled back up in bed allowing him to serve her.
"This is mighty nice of you." Bella teased as she attempted to act normal. Jake and her had always enjoyed their witty banter. She had not seen any sign of regret in his eyes when he smiled at her. She wasn't sure how to approach the subject of them nearly having sex. In fact she wondered if it was one of those things better left unsaid.
She took a bite of the sandwich and felt her stomach grumbled happily. Jake sat beside her. Both of them sat there just eating their lunch quietly. Neither knew what to say to one another. Which was highly unusual for them. Normally they argued over who talked more.
"After we eat you want me to drive you to the hospital?" Jake offered. He hated the silence. He was use to them laughing and discussing everything under the moon.
"No. I will call the Cullen's to check on her. I don't want to disturb her." Bella's eyes shifted nervously away from him.
"We should send her some flowers." Jake suggested.
"Yeah." Bella agreed. Once again he reminded her that he was thoughtful as well as hotter than sin. There was more to Jake than his good looks. He was truly beautiful from the inside out.
"I need to call Quil. He was pretty shook up last night." Jake thought out loud.
"Yeah, he was scared when the cops pretty much interrogated him as if he was the real attacker." Bella snorted angrily.
"They were just doing their job." Jake sighed heavily.
He did not liked how the cops treated Quil much either but he knew that Quil was not guilty so he let it go.
Jake took the empty tray and sat it down on the floor next to Bella's bed. Leaning back against the headboard he placed his hands behind his neck as he stared up at the ceiling trying to find the courage to talk about the line they had crossed last night.
"We should probably discuss what happen last night." Jake began keeping his eyes forward. He wasn't sure if he could continue if he looked at Bella. He might loose his courage. He didn't want her to think that he did not remember it. He knew that what had occurred would be a big deal for Bella.
"Oh." Bella chewed on her top lip as she fidgeted nervously with a lock of her hair.
"I ..well…I have to say that it has been a long time since I have had a sexual fantasy about you. I will be honest and tell you that it has happened in the past. But since we got out of school that has rarely happened. So last night was a bit ….surreal for me." Jake smiled weakly as he forced his face to stay forward.
Bella chuckled softly under her breathe. It was funny to know that her best friend had thought of her in order to work out some stress. She was flattered. She knew most girls would be disgusted by it but she wasn't like other girls. Jake was being honest with her. He was courageous. She was not. She was relieved he was the one opening up first. She didn't want to say something that might lead him to know just how deep her feelings had grown for him. If he only had a physical attraction for her then she would sound pretty lame to him.
"Yep." Bella nodded her head in agreement like Jake she kept from looking at him.
"I don't know what you want to do. I mean, I enjoyed it. Hell, I would have made love to you if we had not been intruded on." Jake gulped hard as he continued to try and be as brutally honest as he could be. He knew that he was putting himself on the line. Especially if she revealed that other than a physical need she was not interested in anything else with him beyond friendship.
"Really?" Bella ask with a curious grin as she tilted her head sideways staring at the side of his face.
"Trust me I would have done it over and over again." Jake chuckled lightly as he turned his head. Their eyes locked as they both felt a little less embarrassed and more curious than ever.
"Wow." Bella coughed nervously.
"I told you I have some serious stamina." Jake wiggled his eyebrows. Bella laughed pushing playfully against his shoulders.
"I guess I won't ever know. Personally I mean." Bella's eye widen as she put the idea out there. Would he pick up the bait? Would he just simply agree with her.
"It depends on you Bella. I don't want to do anything that might make you feel uncomfortable." Jake decided to let it all hang out there between them. He had just announced he was willing to give it another chance but only if she wanted it. He would rather just remain friends with her than to pressure her into doing something that might cost him more in the long run.
"Since your being so honest I have to admit that I …well…I am curious too. I mean about us. Would we be good at it, together?" Bella's cheeks slowly pinked as she discussed the possibility of them changing the status of their relationship into something more intense and physical.
"Ha. Trust me Bells it would be good." Jake replied with a husky tone.
"I just well…I don't want to jeopardize our friendship over sex. You know guys come and go but friends stick around. " Bella decided to admit her biggest fear to Jake. It had been the heaviest of her fears she'd been considering since she discovered she was crushing on her future roommate.
"Me either. So I suggest we just remain friends for now. I mean we just moved in together. We could just see where it goes." Jake offered a compromise that he hoped sounded reasonable to her.
He did not want her to think for one moment that he didn't find her desirable. Hell, he was having a hard enough time sitting in her bed next to her and not touching her. Normally he would have his arm around her shoulder or holding her hand. Now that seemed a bit forward.
Bella truly did not like hearing his suggestion. However with the latest crisis with Alice and starting a new job tomorrow she knew she already had enough on her plate. Jake was right. They should just remain friends for now. Down the road once they had more time to focus on a serious relationship then maybe they could give it another try.
After all it was the mature thing to do. So why did she still feel slightly rejected even though she come to the same conclusion he had?
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